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The California Days of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Paperback) Loot Price: R854
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The California Days of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Paperback): Brian C. Wilson

The California Days of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Paperback)

Brian C. Wilson

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In the spring of 1871, Ralph Waldo Emerson boarded a train in Concord, Massachusetts, bound for a month-and-a-half-long tour of California-an interlude that became one of the highlights of his life. On their journey across the American West, he and his companions would take in breathtaking vistas in the Rockies and along the Pacific Coast, speak with a young John Muir in the Yosemite Valley, stop off in Salt Lake City for a meeting with Brigham Young, and encounter a diversity of communities and cultures that would challenge their Yankee prejudices.Based on original research employing newly discovered documents, The California Days of Ralph Waldo Emerson maps the public story of this group's travels onto the private story of Emerson's final years, as aphasia set in and increasingly robbed him of his words. Engaging and compelling, this travelogue makes it clear that Emerson was still capable of wonder, surprise, and friendship, debunking the presumed darkness of his last decade.

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Imprint: University of Massachusetts Press
Country of origin: United States
Release date: May 2022
Authors: Brian C. Wilson
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 240
ISBN-13: 978-1-62534-643-8
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Literary
Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Novels, other prose & writers > General
Books > Humanities > History > American history > General
Books > Sport & Leisure > Travel & holiday > Travel writing > Classic travel writing
Books > History > American history > General
Books > Biography > Literary
Books > Travel > Travel writing > Classic travel writing
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LSN: 1-62534-643-3
Barcode: 9781625346438

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